Role of Municipalities

A representative of each community that has signed a contract with the Genesee County Drain Commission is member to the Surface Water Advisory Committee, the Phase II decision-making body.  Each community has an Advisory Committee representative that should have been elected by their local board and can vote on behalf of their community.  This representative also serves on one of the three sub-committees of the Surface Water Advisory Committee: The Public Education and Participation Sub-committee, the Construction Standards and Practices Sub-committee, and the Monitoring and Mapping Sub-committee.

• The Public Education and Participation Sub-committee is responsible for the development of the Public Education Plan, or the Our Water Campaign.

• The Construction Standards and Practices Sub-committee is responsible for establishing a unified review process and adopting a standard for best management practices.

• The Monitoring and Mapping Sub-committee is responsible for developing the methods that are used to monitor water improvement or degradation. 

Each of the Sub-committees creates a work group where their representatives can work with stakeholders and the public to perform necessary duties. The decisions of the Sub-committees are reported to the Surface Water Advisory Committee.

Sub-committee Members

Watershed Workgroups